/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009, Ramiro Espada and Jorge Hernandez
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
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 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 package org.molamil.cascada.selectors {

	/**
	 * A <code>Selector</code> is responsible for, given a specific object and criteria, returning 
 	 * a collection of matching objects.
 	 * 
	 * @author Jorge Hernandez
	 * @author Ramiro Espada
	 */
	public interface ISelector {
		
		/**
		 * Matches and returns an array of objects, given a specific input and criteria.
		 * 
		 * @return Array of objects matched against input using the given criteria.
		 */
		function select():Array;
		
		/**
		 * Input object for the selection.
		 */
		function get input():Object;
		
		function set input(input:Object):void;
		
		/**
		 * @Criteria object for the selection.
		 */
		function get criteria():Object;
		
		function set criteria(criteria:Object):void;
		
	}
	
}
